A 21 year veteran of Brown-Forman, Whiting previously held positions
encompassing finance, investor relations, brand and regional leadership,
strategy, acquisitions & divestitures, and corporate responsibility.
Whiting, 49, has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Brands and
Strategy Officer since February 2015. Prior to that time, he served as
Senior Vice President and Chief Brands Officer from 2013 to 2015, Senior
Vice President and Managing Director for Western Europe from 2011 to
2013, Vice President and Finance Director for Western Europe from 2010
to 2011, and Vice President and Finance Director for North America from
2009 to 2010.

“Through his various assignments and his service on our company’s
executive leadership team, Lawson has worked across the globe and had
exposure and made notable contributions to vital areas of our success,
including portfolio strategy and management, annual planning &
operating, capital deployment, and corporate responsibility,” stated
Varga. “He has consistently produced positive results and outcomes for
the company and he is very well-prepared to take on these significant
new responsibilities.”

While not recently in use, the chief operating officer position is one
that Brown-Forman has utilized at various times over the last 30 years,
depending on the company’s organizational structure and needs.

For nearly 150 years, Brown-Forman Corporation has enriched the
experience of life by responsibly building fine quality beverage alcohol
brands, including Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey, Jack Daniel’s & Cola,
Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Honey, Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Fire, Gentleman
Jack, Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel, Finlandia, Korbel, el Jimador,
Woodford Reserve, Old Forester, Canadian Mist, Herradura, New Mix,
Sonoma-Cutrer, Early Times, Chambord, BenRiach, GlenDronach and Slane.
Brown-Forman’s brands are supported by over 4,700 employees and sold in
more than 165 countries worldwide. For more information about the
company, please visit http://www.brown-forman.com/.